Table 4. Color and textural properties of chicken nuggets

Color properties Textural properties

L* a* b* Hardness (N) Springiness Cohesiveness Gumminess (N) Chewiness (N) Firmness (N) Toughness (N.sec)
ON 43.85±3.12a 6.48±0.49a 12.60±0.54b 50.63±3.36a 0.81±0.01a 0.55±0.03b 27.82±1.49a 22.62±1.15a 12.82±1.07a 81.60±3.25a
SN 45.49±2.22a 6.60±0.32a 13.62±0.78a 47.73±2.90a 0.81±0.02a 0.45±0.02c 21.31±0.84c 17.14±0.88c 12.37±0.97a 80.51±3.83a
MN 46.08±2.70a 6.20±0.54a 12.68±0.66b 42.02±3.64b 0.84±0.04a 0.60±0.03a 25.25±1.63b 21.07±1.33b 10.25±0.74b 72.86±3.16b